og Bracteaternes tidligste Brug som Mynt and finally defined formally by the Swedish numismatist Oscar Montelius in his 1869 treatise Från jernåldern:

*A-bracteates (~92 specimens): showing the face of a human, modelled after antique imperial coins
*B-bracteates (~91 specimens): one to three human figures in standing, sitting or kneeling positions, often accompanied by animals
*C-bracteates (best represented, by ~426 specimens): showing a male's head